Two Irish hotels also feature in its list of Europe’s Top 10 resorts – the newly refurbished Adare Manor in fourth place – and Trump International Golf links and Hotel Doonbeg, in tenth place.

Resorts differ from hotels in Condé Nast Traveler’s awards categories – as hotels judged as individual buildings, but resorts are seen as properties spread over larger areas with a wider selection of activities, often in natural surroundings.

The Readers’ Choice Awards are largely voted on by US-based readers, and winners tend to reflect the ways they travel and the places they visit.

The awards also saw Dublin named among the world’s Top 20 cities, taking 20th place in a list topped by Tokyo, Kyoto and Melbourne.

Siún Lennon joined LaoisToday in a full-time capacity after studying Journalism and New Media in the University of Limerick. She hails from Rosenallis and her interests vary from news, sports and politics.